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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 9:40:26 GMT -6
Just a nod to a non-fiction book I've been leafing through in the local bookshop - The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria. Tolkien allegedly drew on the tale of the return of the exiled King to claim his birthright (mentioning him in his Beowulf essay). The book's a hefty expensive tome but what a story.
No Elves, just warrior monks.
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Post by kesher on Nov 8, 2013 10:19:13 GMT -6
Huh--looks intriguing!
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Post by jmccann on Nov 8, 2013 11:13:46 GMT -6
Looks very interesting, I just bought the eversion.
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Post by jmccann on Nov 30, 2013 12:53:06 GMT -6
I finally finished this. It took a long time because I ended up getting numerous books on Anglo Saxon language and history. The book is very interesting. In some ways the AS period British Isles would make a great OD&D campaign but there are some drawbacks too.
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Post by Stormcrow on Nov 30, 2013 15:04:40 GMT -6
In some ways the AS period British Isles would make a great OD&D campaign but there are some drawbacks too. See Dragon Magazine #257 for a good (and long—20 pages!) write-up on how to play D&D in this setting. The article is written for AD&D 2nd Edition, but it's generic enough to work with any version. See also Dragon Magazine #263 where the same author presents the Anglo-Saxon pantheon in the format of Legends and Lore. |
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Post by jmccann on Nov 30, 2013 21:30:13 GMT -6
See Dragon Magazine #257 for a good (and long—20 pages!) write-up on how to play D&D in this setting. The article is written for AD&D 2nd Edition, but it's generic enough to work with any version. See also Dragon Magazine #263 where the same author presents the Anglo-Saxon pantheon in the format of Legends and Lore. Thanks for the pointers I'll take a look at those. |
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